Paris Sweepstakes

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 17, 2014
Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions | Advertising | 1960s | Europe

Comments

I wonder if the Flying A has any connection to the Flying J truck stops today.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/17/14 at 11:31 AM

I dimly recall a "Flying A" station in my hometown that changed to a Texaco. I didn't look for it but it is possible that there was an absorption of one company into another in there somewhere.

Posted by KDP on 11/17/14 at 04:09 PM

It would be interesting to know how successful the promotion was. Flying A would have spent a lot of money on the promotional film, as copies would have to be sent to Flying A petrol stations across the country. Flying A stations were rebranded to Phillips 66 on the west coast in 1966, and to Getty on the east coast in 1970.

Posted by grahamclayton on 11/21/14 at 12:25 AM

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